I originally cleared the area to the left to put some river rocks. I no longer want to do that, but I’m not sure of what else to do with it. It’s on the bottom part of a slope, so water usually gathers there for a bit when it rains. It also doesn’t get any direct sunlight because of the fence. I’m in outside of Houston and the dirt is mainly clay. Oh, we have rabbits that eat everything. I just don’t know what to do to make it a bit nicer than just grass all over. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Pity the fence. You could get a San Jacinto apple tree on dwarf rootstock on a pole. Put some hardware cloth around it to keep rabbits off it until it grows. San Jacinto is a Houston, TX. apple by way of Georgia.
The fence runs E-W. The sun will go up to the blackberry in the spring and summer, but that’s it. I guess no matter what I plant, I’ll have to put a fence around it.
If you like grapes you can erect a higher arbor parallel to your fence so that the canopy is exposed to sun the majority of the day. I constructed a similar one and it works very well. I can send a pic if you are interested. Would also work for kiwi
Dennis
Kent wa
I transferred one of the berries into a growing pot, hopefully, high enough so they don’t reach it when winter comes. I juuuuuust took out the fence around the second berry and put forks around it. I hope I don’t have to put the fence back around it again
